Dane's first 'growth' picture from when we was only 6 weeks old. Look how much he has grown.
As you can see it was next to impossible to get a growth picture. Today we sat down to color together. We were having fun and next thing I know he leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Oh how I love that sweet boy.
Recently we have been reading Love You Forever. The endearing yet very creepy children's book how the mother sneaks in the boy's room at night and rocks him clear into adulthood. Dane loves this book, we taught him how sign I love you and then on his own he said "love you forever mommy" How sweet is he? I do crawl into his room every night and check on him, but can you imagine me doing that when he is married? I promise I won't.
He is one of the funniest boys I've met. He still loves to tease me. Last night he started calling me daddy instead of the usual mommyjenn. His other favorite thing to do is grab my phone from me and start pressing all sorts of buttons and say "texting china" Sometimes he even puts the phone to his ear and says "hi china, hi people".
He can also do some 'chores' now. He has been helping with the dishwasher and laundry for a while. But now he is tall enough to open and shut doors. So I can have him put the dog in the basement before we leave and then when we get home he lets him out again. What a good little helper. The other day I sat down to nurse Caed, got all situated and realized I was thirsty. I could see a half full glass of water sitting on an end table about 10 feet in front of me. I asked Dane to help.
Me: Can you do Mommy a big favor?
Dane -nodded and jumped up excited to help
Me: Can you bring mommy that glass of water, I am really thirsty....
Dane- confidently heads over to the table
Me: ..with out spilling?
Dane: stops dead in his tracks - "Nope"
I guess the orders got a little to tall for him. He knows his limits.
3 comments:
Ha! I love that last part about the glass of water :) And I agree, I've always thought that part of I'll Love You Forever was creepy. I mean, can you imagine your mother in law sneaking into your house at night to look at your husband? Weird. But otherwise, a sweet book :)
The first time I ever read I'll Love You Forever was when I was student teaching a French 4 class. It all seemed well and good until the mom sneaks in when he's all grown up. Wasn't there even a ladder involved, or is that a different story? No matter, I think it was even creepier in French.
And Dane just cracks me up! He has such a great sense of humor for a just-turned-2 year old! And kudos to him for knowing his limitations. That is too cute.
I read I'll Love You Forever for storytelling at a speech contest in high school--I had to add actions. The adult part was weird and completely awkward to act out! You don't want to know!
Dane is SO cute!!! I love his big little personality!
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